Bid & Tender
Project Summary
Project Name: Saudi Aramco’s Jafurah Gas Field Development Project – Phase IV
Facility Type: Gas Field Development
Client: Saudi Aramco
Budget (US $): 2,200,000,000
Project Initiation: Not Given
Project Completion:: Not Given
Status: EPC Awarded,
Location: Jafurah
Project Current Status

Saudi Aramco has awarded the EPC contract valued at around $1.5bn to L&T Energy Hydrocarbon on the fourth expansion phase of the Jafurah unconventional gas field development. The Phase 4 project involves three gas compression plants, each with a capacity of 200 million cf/d. The contract scope involves the EPC of gas compression plants, comprising gas inlet facilities, gas compression systems, condensate and produced-water handling systems, and associated utilities. (September 2026)

Project History
  • Saudi Aramco has issued the tender for the EPC contract on the latest expansion phase of the Jafurah unconventional gas field development. Last date to submit technical bids is 15 October, 2024, while the commercial bid submission is on 31 October, 2024. The companies that have submitted the EoI documents are: JGC Corporation of Japan, Larsen and Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon of India, Samsung E&A of South Korea, Sinopec Group of China, Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain, Hyundai Engineering & Construction of South Korea, CPECC of China, Tecnimont of Italy. (September 2024)
  • Saudi Aramco is reviewing technical bids submitted by leading international contractors / consortia for the EPC contract for two gas compression facilities at the Jafurah Unconventional Gas Plant (Phase 4). The bidders include: China Petroleum Engineering and Construction, Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon of India, Samsung E&A of South Korea, and Tecnicas Reunidas of Spain / Sinopec Group of China. (February 2025)
  • Aramco has selected Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (L&TEH) of India as the EPC contractor on the fourth expansion phase of the Jafurah unconventional gas development. The estimated contract value could be around $1.5bn (April 2026)
  • The EPC works on the project has been started by the L&THE. The official EPC contract award and final investment decision (FID) are still pending, only the draft LoA is issued. (June 2026)
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Project Contract Awards - EPC
Contractor Prequalified Contractor Bids Submitted Contractor Awarded | Contract Value
  • China Petrochemical Engineering Construction Company
  • Sinopec of China / Tecnicas of Spain
  • Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering of India
  • Samsung E&A
  • China Petrochemical Engineering Construction Company
  • Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering of India
  • Samsung E&A
  • Sinopec of China / Tecnicas of Spain
  • Larsen & Toubro Hydrocarbon Engineering of India($1.5 billion)
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Project Schedule

September 2024: Invitation to Bid for EPC

February 2025: Bid Submission EPC

April 2026: Contractor Selected for EPC Award

September 2026: Contract Award EPC

Project Scope

The project scope involves the latest expansion phase of the Jafurah unconventional gas field development.

 

The Phase 4 project involves two gas compression plants, each with a capacity of 200 million cf/d.

 

The Jafurah unconventional gas field is estimated to contain 229 trillion standard cu ft of raw gas and 75 billion stock tank barrels of condensate.

 

Aramco continues to prioritise the phased development of its $100 billion-plus Jafurah unconventional project, with multiple contracts lined up for the huge development.

 

Jafurah remains a strategic priority for Aramco as it advances several projects aimed at increasing the kingdom's natural gas production capacity by more than 60% from 2021 levels by 2030.

Project Structure:
The project is owned, operated and managed by Saudi Aramco.
A. A.Al Naser
Address: Saudi Arabian Oil Company .Saudi Aramco. PO Box 5000 Dhahran 31311 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Designation: Project Engineer - Offsites
Department: Buildings - Gas Plant Projects
Phone: .+966. 3 873 8164
Fax: .0966. 3 873 8490
A. M.Al Saflan
Address: Saudi Arabian Oil Company .Aramco., P.O. Box 5000, Dhahran, 31311, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Designation: -
Phone: .+966. .3. 874-6155
Fax: .+966. .3. 873-7308
A.AAl Muhareb
Address: Saudi Aramco, R-3406, P.O.Box, Dhahran, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Designation: -
Department: Corporate Planning
Phone: .+966. .3. 875-4330
Fax: .+966. .3.
MajedAl Mugla
Address: Saeed Tower, Dammam Khobar Highway, P.O. Box 151, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia, Al Sharqiyah
Designation: Vice President, Project Management
Department: Saudi Aramco
Phone: +966 3-872-0115
MohammadAl Onaizi
Designation: Communications Manager
Department: Project Control Department, Saudi Aramco
Phone: +966 3 862 1142
Fax: +966 3 873 8190